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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1956

Page

9

Five Troop Four Scouts to Receive Eagle Honors

Five members of Boy Scout Troop 4 will earn Eagle badges at a Court of Honor Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Harrison School. Recipients are Dean Lindsey Ronald Daves Larry Daves Lary Tharp and John Dicus with Scoutmaster Anthony L. Miller and Arthur W. Daves leading the troop.

Boy Scout Troop 4 Harrison School Dean Lindsey Ronald Daves Larry Daves Lary Tharp John Dicus Troop 4 Anthony L. Miller Arthur W. Daves Lindsey Roosevelt High School Robert Lindsey Boy Scouts Camp Waubeek Ronald Arthur Daves Roosevelt Dicus Milo J. Dicus Scouting Order of the Arrow Tharp Darwin Tharp Emergency Cliff McDaniel Billy Hamer Steve Litts Richard Ransom Jimmy Meyer Bill Driscoll Craig Seeley Court of Honor Canopus Club O'Byrne Brien Ronald D. Daves Larry Tharp Larry A. Daves

Early Americans may have hunted giant bison

Scientists theorize early inhabitants reached America and killed a massive bison weighing about 2,250 pounds with horns spanning six feet tip to tip, suggesting fierce megafauna interactions in ancient times.

America

Another H.S.T. Becomes Citizen

Harry Solomon Truman, 39, an electrician born Andreas Malz in Poland, took the citizenship oath, adopting the former president’s name with a middle initial S. He also snagged a job line by ticketing Mayor Norris Poulson’s official car for a loading zone violation, joking he might hire as a driver to test parking challenges.

New York Harry Sollomon Truman Truman Andreas Malz Poland Norris Poulson Poulson

Tickets Mayor May Be Given a New Job

LOS ANGELES police officer R A Wood may have a change of duties as city officials consider a new assignment for him. The action follows a report on his role and potential posting within the department.

Los Angeles R. A. Wood

Short tale by first grader about his pet calf

A Mississippi report recalls a pupil storytelling exercise about a calf described as a bull that butts. The teacher recorded the brisk, humorous tale showing a child’s simple, vivid phrasing.

Isola Miss

Tye Brothers Using Goats To Help Mine Coal

Barbourville Kentucky reports brothers Roland and Boots Tye use two goats named Billy to haul coal from a leased mine. The goats pull miner cars along a tiny railroad while the brothers dig with picks and shovels in a 28 inch coal seam.

Tye Brothers Barbourville Billy Roland Boots Tye Urthermore England

Police raid ends with whisky poured down sink

RALEIGH N C AP Esther Graham 32 poured non tax paid whisky down a sink during a raid officers collected evidence by soaking liquor with rags and squeezing it into a glass She was charged with possession of non tax paid liquor for purpose of sale.

Raleigh N.C Esther Graham

Tallest Peak in Western Hemisphere Found at Ojos del Salado

Santiago AP reports a Chilean army climbing expedition has named Ojos del Salado on the Argentine Chilean border as the Western Hemisphere's tallest peak at 23 573 feet above sea level, surpassing Aconcagua. The note adds Reykjavik lies 1700 miles closer to the North Pole than New York City.

Santiago Salt Springs Hemisphere Aconcagua Americas Reykjavik Iceland North Pole New York City

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